Pound for Pound Challenge

NBC's The Biggest Loser has partnered with Feeding America (our national affiliate), General Mills, Subway, and 24 Hours Fitness to bring the Pound for Pound Challenge!

You may be thinking..."I keep hearing about this Pound for Pound Challenge, but I don't know what it's REALLY about." Well, here is your chance to find out.....

For every pound that you pledge to lose through June 30, 2010, The Biggest Loser will donate 14 cents to Feeding America- enough to deliver one pound of groceries to a local food bank. All you have to do is go online to http://www.pfpchallenge.com/ and click on Pledge Now!

You will be asked to fill out 5 questions (pretty easy, huh?) to complete your registration. Once this is complete, your pledge will be added to the tally of your local food bank. How does that work? One of the question you fill out is your zip code. This automatically designates the poundage to the food bank that services your area.

As of right now, Tennessee is ranked 15th in this challenge with a total of 118, 468 pounds pledged to be lost by its 3,744 team members! Way to go Tennessee! Think about how much healthier we will be once these pounds have been shed. And think about all the meals you are helping to provide to those in need in your state. But, it's not over yet and they don't call us The Volunteer State for nothing. If you haven't pledged to lose some weight, please do. And invite your friends and family to do the same! Together we can attack the issue of hunger in our community and help provide ourselves with a brighter future!

Recent stats for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee:

We are currently ranked 62nd among overall cities in the US and 2nd in the state of Tennessee, behind Nashville; for team members joined and pounds pledged.

25,793 pounds pledged

803 team members

Let's go East Tennessee......show your support and pledge your pounds today! Let's lose nationally and feed locally!